X-ray Imaging Control Apparatus for Dynamic Condition Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing X-ray imaging systems struggle to dynamically adjust imaging conditions, such as detector types and radiographic table settings, in response to changing patient conditions or detector states during examinations, as previous methods focus on pre-transmission corrections and do not account for real-time changes or synchronization across multiple imaging techniques.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus and method that obtain examination information including multiple imaging techniques and conditions, allowing operators to change and apply these changes to selected imaging conditions, ensuring that all relevant conditions are updated, even if the initial conditions differ from those assumed at the start of imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If examination information is corrected before transmission to the X-ray imaging apparatus, then information accuracy is improved, but the system cannot respond to real-time changes in patient condition or detector state during imaging
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static pre-transmission correction to dynamic real-time correction. The control apparatus can now change imaging conditions during the imaging process based on real-time detection of patient condition changes or detector state changes, making the system adaptable to varying circumstances while maintaining information accuracy through controlled modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the control apparatus monitors patient condition and detector state during imaging, and automatically adjusts imaging conditions based on this feedback. This allows the system to respond to real-time changes while maintaining accurate examination information through controlled modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the operator manually changes imaging conditions for each imaging technique, then flexibility is improved, but the examination time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the imaging condition change operations across multiple imaging techniques. When the operator changes an imaging condition for one technique, the control apparatus automatically applies the same change to other imaging techniques that share common conditions, such as detector selection or radiographic table settings, thereby reducing redundant operations and examination time.
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus provides universal functionality by enabling a single imaging condition change to affect multiple imaging techniques simultaneously. This multi-functional approach allows the operator to adjust conditions once and have the changes reflected across all applicable techniques, reducing the overall time and effort required for manual adjustments.
3Measurement precision
If the operator selects and changes imaging conditions individually, then precision of condition selection is improved, but the ease of operation decreases due to multiple separate operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple separate imaging condition changes into a single operation. When the operator selects one imaging condition to change, the control apparatus automatically applies this change to all imaging techniques that share the same condition, thereby maintaining precise condition selection while simplifying the operation to a single action rather than multiple separate operations.
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AI summary
A control apparatus for an X-ray imaging system obtains examination information including a plurality of imaging techniques and a plurality of imaging conditions corresponding to the plurality of imaging techniques. When the content of a condition item of the imaging condition selected from the plurality of imaging conditions is changed in accordance with an operation input from the operator, the control apparatus applies the change to an imaging condition other than the selected imaging condition of the plurality of imaging conditions.